Last chance to splash!

Aug. 24, 2012

White Water in Branson in closes after Labor Day. / File photo

Like it or not, summer is coming to an end. If your family loves to splash, dive and dunk, you have one week to hit the outdoor water parks and pools before they close for the season.

White Water park

Located at 3505 W. Missouri 76 in Branson, White Water is open Labor Day weekend, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 2 and on Labor Day. There’s lots to do for all ages. While at the water park, take a leisurely float down the the 800-foot-long Aloha River at Hula Hula Bay, hang 10 at the Surf’s Up Wave Pool, slide down the seven-story super Kalani Towers, get dunked by a 700-gallon bucket of water at Splashaway Cay and race to the bottom of the speed slides on Pipeline Plunge. Little ones will enjoy Coconut Cove, a kid-friendly play structure that’s just their size with multi-lane slides, interactive sprays and shooting nozzles in a shallow pool of water. Plus, watch the activity inside the 6-foot wall aquarium overlooking Coconut Cove. One-day tickets range $27-$39 (tax not included). Call 800-831-4386; visit www.bransonwhitewater.com.

Outdoor City Pools:

• Springfield: Through Labor Day, Fassnight and Grant Beach pools will be open regular hours Sept. 1 and 2; 1-6:30 p.m. Sept. 3 for the Labor Day Splash n’ Sizzle event. Fassnight Pool is also open 4-10 p.m. Friday for the Back-to-School Splash n’ Sizzle event. Admission to the Splash n’ Sizzle events is a canned food item or $1. All food collected goes to Ozarks Food Harvest.

• Nixa: The outdoor pool facility will be open 3:30-8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31, noon-8 p.m. Saturday, noon-6 p.m. Sept. 2. On Labor Day, the pool is open noon-3 p.m. for humans. Admission is $4 for residents; $5 for nonresidents. The Doggie Dive-in is 3:30-5 p.m. Free for canines, $2 for owners. (If you have kids under the age of 8, “Splash Time” is 10-11:15 a.m. Monday-Thursday and on Saturday. Admission to “Splash Time” is $2 per child.)